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sandy. it's november 30, 2012 and our planet is in jeopardy i. if you haven't heard about it today. don't worry, it will be the same story tomorrow 31 [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> jennifer: many people think that climate change only threatens the future and won't effect them. try telling that to the victims of super storm sandy. it's been over a month since sandy slammed the east coast and killed 120 people in the u.s. and caused billions of dollars of damage. unless you live in one of the affected areas you probably think things are back to norm. but that's because the media is barely cleaning up the cleanup efforts. in new york city, they're living in third world conditions, raw sewage continues to flow into water ways. thousands still have no power and direct subway service is not expected to return into the middle of next year. >> we were up to five feet of water. it was not water but it was all cesspool so it was sewage water. >> how much can a body tank. >> blankets, two socks three sweaters a
sandy. it's november 30, 2012 and our planet is in jeopardy i. if you haven't heard about it today. don't worry, it will be the same story tomorrow 31 [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> jennifer: many people think that climate change only threatens the future and won't effect them. try telling that to the victims of super storm sandy. it's been over a month since sandy slammed the east coast and killed 120 people in the u.s. and caused billions of dollars of damage. unless you live in one of the...
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sandy has cost more than $50 billion. the government unable to respond to crisis is another cost that has no measure. joining me now for more on the recovery effort, errol louis host of ny 1's inside city hall, and mark jacobson, contributing editor of the new york magazine. thank you both for your time tonight. tell me how the two compare visually? >> let's see, first of all it's cold in rockaway. the best thing about katrina it happens in new orleans during the summer, is it wasn't cold. but the devastation along the coast line is similar. just without the flooding. the water just stayed there. in katrina the traditional hugertraditionalhurricane damage was not the problem. it was that the floodwaters stayed. >> eliot: the lack of fundamental energies, heat food the devastation the public is getting equally upset in terms of the frustration levels. >> i don't think the people people--rockaway is the peninsula which is have very interesting point because it starts at breezy point, and then it goes down to the far rock ro
sandy has cost more than $50 billion. the government unable to respond to crisis is another cost that has no measure. joining me now for more on the recovery effort, errol louis host of ny 1's inside city hall, and mark jacobson, contributing editor of the new york magazine. thank you both for your time tonight. tell me how the two compare visually? >> let's see, first of all it's cold in rockaway. the best thing about katrina it happens in new orleans during the summer, is it wasn't...
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and the destruction provided by hurricane sandy provided a climate change overhaul. so now what do we do? we'll pose that great to the great bill mckib bonn. it's friday night. we are just getting started. (bleep)ing hat. >> i knew he needed to get out of the house i knew this would give him so much life. >> (grunting) >> i love getting a rise out of him. >> nice, good job. >> (grunts) >> goodnight, muffy. >> goodnight. >> love you. >> "more than me" the world television premier. only on current tv. >> jennifer: what a difference a day makes, yesterday we discussed administration turnover, but tonight president obama has a new unexpected high-level post to fill in his second term. the cia director resigned sending colleagues a message saying, quote . . . fred caplin is reporting that the affair with his his biographer. the white house released a statement saying he was outstanding, and thanked him for his service. with us for analysis of what the absence of patras means is jeanine. thanks for joining us. we also have news that a woman -- paula broodwell -- this again
and the destruction provided by hurricane sandy provided a climate change overhaul. so now what do we do? we'll pose that great to the great bill mckib bonn. it's friday night. we are just getting started. (bleep)ing hat. >> i knew he needed to get out of the house i knew this would give him so much life. >> (grunting) >> i love getting a rise out of him. >> nice, good job. >> (grunts) >> goodnight, muffy. >> goodnight. >> love you. >>...
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they are making progress as sandy continues to move out. here in lower manhattan not fully with power yet. they say it won't be until the weekend until they can get most of everyone back online here. i didn't know this, i'm originally from california they're bringing in utility workers from across the country including california to this area, 4,000 of them from out of the region to help them get this power back online. the issue that you have is in places like connecticut downed trees. it's not like something that they can string up a line quickly. they have to go through each one of these areas. new jersey, the devastation there. people are not even going to be able to go back to those homes for several days either. >> eliot: the good news about cables above grounds you can see when they've been damaged and you can get to them quickly. bad news, the trees bring them down. underground, bad news, water can get to them. you're from california so we'll end this by saying thank you to the californians for coming to help us out. they've done it
they are making progress as sandy continues to move out. here in lower manhattan not fully with power yet. they say it won't be until the weekend until they can get most of everyone back online here. i didn't know this, i'm originally from california they're bringing in utility workers from across the country including california to this area, 4,000 of them from out of the region to help them get this power back online. the issue that you have is in places like connecticut downed trees. it's...
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hurricane sandy has been that for the 2012 campaign. but the monster storm in its aftermath have been much more. a continuing november nightmare for millions of people across the eastern seaboard and especially in new york and new jersey. the devastation across the jersey shore is staggering. in some areas homeowners are only now being allowed to inspect the ruins of what had been their homes to try and salvage what they can. in hoboken across the hudson river from new york city, families trapped by sandy even today, are being rescued by units of the national guard. in new york, tens of thousands of commuters lined up for buses as most subway tunnels remain flooded. federal officials have already brought in a million meals and other emergency supplies to the city and more will be needed. the totals across the country in sandy's wake, at least 93 dead including 38 in new york city and 12 in new jersey. some 4.5 million homes and businesses without power. an enormous number but one that is better than it had been. an estimated $50 billion
hurricane sandy has been that for the 2012 campaign. but the monster storm in its aftermath have been much more. a continuing november nightmare for millions of people across the eastern seaboard and especially in new york and new jersey. the devastation across the jersey shore is staggering. in some areas homeowners are only now being allowed to inspect the ruins of what had been their homes to try and salvage what they can. in hoboken across the hudson river from new york city, families...
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then in the aftermath of super storm sandy, climate change. it still has not been a critical part of our political debate. we'll ask josh becker why president obama deserves an a-plus in the way he handled hurricane sandy. and then we weigh in on what to expect if governor romney goes to the white house. we'll bring a look at the tight race with fresh statistics from dave goldberg, and finally jesse jackson why obama's track record is enough to give him a second term. we'll begin with the war on drugs. ethan nadelman wants to legalize marijuana among others things. he has a clear message. take marijuana out of the courts. tax it like other drug and move on. ethan. great to have you on the show. >> it's great to be here. >> gavin: election in just days. do you expect truly a dramatic shift in policy, a in obama's second term. and, b in an romney presidency versus an obama presidency. >> i have to say and legally speaking i'm head of of the drug policy action, the choice of us who care the drug wars is a choice between a disappointment and a dis
then in the aftermath of super storm sandy, climate change. it still has not been a critical part of our political debate. we'll ask josh becker why president obama deserves an a-plus in the way he handled hurricane sandy. and then we weigh in on what to expect if governor romney goes to the white house. we'll bring a look at the tight race with fresh statistics from dave goldberg, and finally jesse jackson why obama's track record is enough to give him a second term. we'll begin with the war...
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that's what sandy did. >> eliot: the reason for that was because sandy was the perfect metaphor you need a government to come in and do certain things a government that is smart capable, driven by people who believe in its purpose and mission and it evoked the images of katrina which is the worst metaphor for mitt romney. and i think the president has surfed the wrong of this, and it's on the emotions of the public. >> yes, i don't think obama was trying to use it politically. i think he was trying to do thinks job. i think chris christie was trying to do his job. i also think that chris christie understands that he faces re-election in a pretty democratic state, and obama understands that he faces re-election next week. those are political realities. they're politicians, and they don't deny that. but they were doing their jobs, and i think christie's role here, as i'm sure you know as a former governor, it was a big deal for christie to come out and do what he did. that also really hurt romney. >> eliot: yes, that was the political maneuver of the week. he played it perfectly. switch ge
that's what sandy did. >> eliot: the reason for that was because sandy was the perfect metaphor you need a government to come in and do certain things a government that is smart capable, driven by people who believe in its purpose and mission and it evoked the images of katrina which is the worst metaphor for mitt romney. and i think the president has surfed the wrong of this, and it's on the emotions of the public. >> yes, i don't think obama was trying to use it politically. i...
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that's not even including hurricane sandy's open tab. so joining me now via skype i'm so pleased dr. jeffrey sachs. he comes to us tonight from new york. dr. sachs. so nice to have you back inside "the war room." >> thank you very much. great to be with you. >> jennifer: for almost a decade scientists including nasa has warned about the danger that hurricanes pose because of climate change. do you think sandy will compel someone to take action on climate? >> isn't it amazing that this whole presidential campaign climate has hardly shown up at all. >> jennifer: yes. >> until this disaster. it shows how radically skewed our politics really are from the realities that we faced. i already found it so odd in the debates when energy policy was discussed, which was obviously linked deeply to climate because it is energy that is the main source, the way we use it, the fossil fuels, the way we use it is the main source of climate change even then neither candidate took the opportunity to explain these realities. so our political system has been b
that's not even including hurricane sandy's open tab. so joining me now via skype i'm so pleased dr. jeffrey sachs. he comes to us tonight from new york. dr. sachs. so nice to have you back inside "the war room." >> thank you very much. great to be with you. >> jennifer: for almost a decade scientists including nasa has warned about the danger that hurricanes pose because of climate change. do you think sandy will compel someone to take action on climate? >> isn't it...
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we'll take a break and when we come back we'll talk about hurricane sandy. and of course fox news is trying to blame president obama. >> this is going badly for obama because at a certain point we're all in this together, let's do this, then people get their patience and their emotion run very thin. >> something has to be done immediately. >> cenk: and you will love our elbow of the day at the end of the show. who it falls on, why it falls on them. and it (vo) brought to you by mucinex fast max. use as directed. >> cenk: now we have serious fallout from super storm sandy. a lot of people have not gotten their power back and there is perilous situations in different areas. >> look how desperate it has got in this neighborhood. we're outside of the key foods avenue a and east fourth street, and people are dumpster diving. what they're going after is the food that was inside these key foods. we presume it was spoiled and dumped out here for garbage. but instead those here are so hungry they literally pried open this dumpster. you see it open right now and they'
we'll take a break and when we come back we'll talk about hurricane sandy. and of course fox news is trying to blame president obama. >> this is going badly for obama because at a certain point we're all in this together, let's do this, then people get their patience and their emotion run very thin. >> something has to be done immediately. >> cenk: and you will love our elbow of the day at the end of the show. who it falls on, why it falls on them. and it (vo) brought to you...
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and the destruction provided by hurricane sandy provided a climate change overhaul. so now what do we do? (vo) cenk uygur is many things. >>oh really? >>tax cuts don't create jobs. the golden years as the conservatives call them, we had the highest tax rates, and the highest amount of growth, and the highest amount of jobs. those are facts. >>"if you ever raise taxes on the rich, you're going to destroy our economy." not true! all across america people are using lysol in hundreds of unexpected ways to help keep their homes healthy. ben's mom uses it around the bathtub, the last place where she wants to find mold. lysol disinfectant spray kills mold and unlike clorox clean-up it's approved to keep it from growing back for up to a week. join the mission for health. see how people everywhere are using lysol disinfectant spray and share your own story on facebook. >> jennifer: what a difference a day makes, yesterday we discussed administration turnover, but tonight president obama has a new unexpected high-level post to fill in his second term. the cia director resigned
and the destruction provided by hurricane sandy provided a climate change overhaul. so now what do we do? (vo) cenk uygur is many things. >>oh really? >>tax cuts don't create jobs. the golden years as the conservatives call them, we had the highest tax rates, and the highest amount of growth, and the highest amount of jobs. those are facts. >>"if you ever raise taxes on the rich, you're going to destroy our economy." not true! all across america people are using...
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how hurricane sandy could play a role in the popular vote. let's take a look at new york and particularly in nasa county right next to new york city. that's on long island. almost a million people there lost power. the long island power authority said it could take up to ten days to restore power in nasa county. voters there went for the president last time. it's a big county and now new york city, next it to new york city where about 2 million people lost power, manman has about 8% of the state's population and in the last election it went 86% for the president. these are all blue for a reason and they were all hit by hurricane sandy. let me go over to new jersey to essex county new jersey. thousands of people still without power. that county has 9.4% of the state's total pop lair and they went for the president by 76% in 2008. so if they can't vote because of the storm damage we could see a dip nationally on the democratic side in the popular vote. now if you go back to the south and the middle of the country where all of this red is there
how hurricane sandy could play a role in the popular vote. let's take a look at new york and particularly in nasa county right next to new york city. that's on long island. almost a million people there lost power. the long island power authority said it could take up to ten days to restore power in nasa county. voters there went for the president last time. it's a big county and now new york city, next it to new york city where about 2 million people lost power, manman has about 8% of the...
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do you think sandy will change that? >> it has to change that. the economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the environment get it? sandy is in the house. we've had two 100-year events back-to-back. irene, sandy it could be $50 billion. you know we've wasted a lot of time here. now we've got to prepare and plan. and it turns out it's a four letter dirt word--jobs. come on. >> eliot: well you're making a powerful economic argument. the sheer cost of these storms is going to force us to pay attention. that has not yet worked. you've seen, and this goes back to chris' point a doubling down, the challenge of the very science of climate change. let me ask you this, does mitt romney believe in global warming, and does mitt romney believes the government needs to do something about it? everything you've read about it, seen him say and heard him say over the years. >> there is a lot of back and forth. that's not the only issue that that's the case for mitt romney. but he gave a written answer to a group called science debate. in there he admitted that sci
do you think sandy will change that? >> it has to change that. the economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the environment get it? sandy is in the house. we've had two 100-year events back-to-back. irene, sandy it could be $50 billion. you know we've wasted a lot of time here. now we've got to prepare and plan. and it turns out it's a four letter dirt word--jobs. come on. >> eliot: well you're making a powerful economic argument. the sheer cost of these storms is going to force us...
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there is great concern since hurricane sandy the impact of global warming and what will be coming down the pike if we do not transform our energy system. they want us to be aggressive in that area. i think there is a lot of concern about education and the fact that there millions of young people paying to go to college and they want government to be there as well to make sure we have the best-educated worse forceworkforce in the world in this economy. what the right wing has been successful about is to suggest that their extreme ideology is what america wants. it doesn't. i think this is true in 50 states in this country. it makes sense to give huge task breaks to millionaires and billionaires who are already doing well, and then to cut back on work families? to answer your question, i think the american people understand especially amidst this recession that government is there to protect us and we all maintain a minimummal standard of living. >> the president led us back from this great recession the cataclysm of 2008 and then hurricane sandy the republicans whined and said it distra
there is great concern since hurricane sandy the impact of global warming and what will be coming down the pike if we do not transform our energy system. they want us to be aggressive in that area. i think there is a lot of concern about education and the fact that there millions of young people paying to go to college and they want government to be there as well to make sure we have the best-educated worse forceworkforce in the world in this economy. what the right wing has been successful...
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and despite the devastation that superstorm sandy wrought across the northeastern u.s. it has proven to be something of a political opportunity for the candidates of both rush to offer sympathy criticizing the other for action oftenest has been out on to the streets of new york to gauge which candidate managed to weather it the best. new york was hit hard by hurricane sandy will it affect the way new yorkers vote or the way they look at the issues this week let's talk about that i was a county alan sixty floor and i seen every day there would just be water. water everywhere was in the street do you think the government has handled the storm well . how could they have done better they could have gotten the subway running a lot quicker but you think that they have anything to do with how much water is down there no i think they're just really slow to respond i mean the whole thing with the buses over here is ridiculous and it's unconstitutional that you have to have three people in a car i used to going to vote on tuesday. that no. the city could have been wiped away if t
and despite the devastation that superstorm sandy wrought across the northeastern u.s. it has proven to be something of a political opportunity for the candidates of both rush to offer sympathy criticizing the other for action oftenest has been out on to the streets of new york to gauge which candidate managed to weather it the best. new york was hit hard by hurricane sandy will it affect the way new yorkers vote or the way they look at the issues this week let's talk about that i was a county...
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. >> cenk: well, after sandy, when you talk about the jersey shore or a lot of other places, you can fairly say you didn't rebuild that. the federal government will re rebuild that. will the republicans say hey i don't want the money? dowill he say i don't want the federal help? hell no. do you remember when he ran this against obama. >> if you have a business, you didn't build that. somebody else made that happen. >> my father's hands didn't build this company. my hands didn't build this company? through hard work we built this business. why are you demonizing us. we need someone who believes in america. >> cenk: you see, that was the whole point. no one was demonizing anybody. president obama was saying we work together to build things, and sometimes to rebuild things. and that is in fact exactly what happens after storms. after hurricane katrina it was $113 billion of federal money that went down there to rebuild that area. there is a ratio that the government spends arch these disasters. it's 75% after the state and local governments have spent 25%. that's a disaster aid formula
. >> cenk: well, after sandy, when you talk about the jersey shore or a lot of other places, you can fairly say you didn't rebuild that. the federal government will re rebuild that. will the republicans say hey i don't want the money? dowill he say i don't want the federal help? hell no. do you remember when he ran this against obama. >> if you have a business, you didn't build that. somebody else made that happen. >> my father's hands didn't build this company. my hands...
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the week's top stories here on r t superstorm sandy wreaks havoc across the northeastern u.s. leaving one hundred dead millions cold and at the country's most expensive presidential campaign it's a date to end up in a tailspin. no peace for post gadhafi libya as the country's two major cities are attacked grenade strikes the security headquarters in tripoli while a car bomb was detonated in benghazi. truth under attack in greece journalists show solidarity with whistleblowers who are being silenced while trying to expose a government of wrongdoing. swastikas fly in the streets of moscow russia's most radical nationalists emerge in the capital and nationwide aiming to stir up divisions on the country's day of unity. from moscow this is artsy rule research are highlighting the week's top headlines and while voters in florida are lined up to cast their ballot in early voting those in new york are lining up for fuel rations and blankets much of the big apple remains paralyzed with tens of thousands still without power heat or hot water and nearly after a week now since superstorm
the week's top stories here on r t superstorm sandy wreaks havoc across the northeastern u.s. leaving one hundred dead millions cold and at the country's most expensive presidential campaign it's a date to end up in a tailspin. no peace for post gadhafi libya as the country's two major cities are attacked grenade strikes the security headquarters in tripoli while a car bomb was detonated in benghazi. truth under attack in greece journalists show solidarity with whistleblowers who are being...
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meantime, gas shortages are looming after superstorm sandy. as fox's joel wad man tells us drivers with even and odd license plates have to get on a waiting list just to get gas. >> reporter: you need energy just to get some. the line for gas at this west side hess station extends down 10th avenue as far as the eye can see. >> this is horrible. horrible. >> very frustrating. >> reporter: since sandy struck it seems like it's been easier to get around on these. so now the mayor has signed an executive order instituting gas rationing until further notice. >> it has worked well in new jersey and although they are more severe here, we help it will mitigate the worst of our problems. >> reporter: like jersey, cars with plates ending on even numbers are only allowed to gas up on even days. odd on odd days, along with vainty plates. cabs and people carrying canisters are exempt. most people we spoke with seem to support the mayor's order. >> i'm sure he knows the data and he is probably doing the right thing. >> i think that's a great idea to slow th
meantime, gas shortages are looming after superstorm sandy. as fox's joel wad man tells us drivers with even and odd license plates have to get on a waiting list just to get gas. >> reporter: you need energy just to get some. the line for gas at this west side hess station extends down 10th avenue as far as the eye can see. >> this is horrible. horrible. >> very frustrating. >> reporter: since sandy struck it seems like it's been easier to get around on these. so now the...
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and 72 hours since super storm sandy barreled head-long into the jersey shore. since then very serious stuff. whole neighborhoods like breezy point, queens, have been burned to the ground. houses have tumbled into the ocean. 87 people have died. seven million have lost power. and there are estimates that the storm could cost $50 billion. whole stretches of new york subway system are paralyzed. and that's forced thousands of commuters into their cars and in search of fuel. unfortunately, the majority of gas stations in new jersey are shut down and about 75% of them because they have no gas no power or they're out of both. new york senator chuck schumer assured frustrated citizens the gas crisis should end shortly but tensions still ran high. this is one scene outside of one of the few open stations in brooklyn. [horns honking] >> i tried to go to queens. i've been to at least 15 gas station but the traffic is unbelievable. it is like something you see in the movies. >> jennifer: the aftermath of the storm threatens our election. if communities struggle to recover
and 72 hours since super storm sandy barreled head-long into the jersey shore. since then very serious stuff. whole neighborhoods like breezy point, queens, have been burned to the ground. houses have tumbled into the ocean. 87 people have died. seven million have lost power. and there are estimates that the storm could cost $50 billion. whole stretches of new york subway system are paralyzed. and that's forced thousands of commuters into their cars and in search of fuel. unfortunately, the...
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meanwhile, in new york, the president surveyed the damage from hurricane sandy. of course, which was everybody knows, precipitated by climate change. he met storm victims in staten island, one of the areas hardest hit by the storm. 23 of the 43 deaths in the new york region related to hurricane sandy. they were on staten island. >> obama: during difficult times like this, we're reminded that we're bound together and we have to look out for each other and a lot of the things that seem important, the petty differences melt away and we focus on what binds us together and that we, as americans, are going to stand with each other in their hour of need. >> jennifer: in fact, there is new political coalitions emerging following the storm. leaders like governor andrew cuomo of new york, new york city mayor michael bloomberg have both called for federal action on climate change to deal with increasingly disastrous weather events. yesterday, the president weighed in as well saying that while he believes climate change is real and human made, he said taking action will requ
meanwhile, in new york, the president surveyed the damage from hurricane sandy. of course, which was everybody knows, precipitated by climate change. he met storm victims in staten island, one of the areas hardest hit by the storm. 23 of the 43 deaths in the new york region related to hurricane sandy. they were on staten island. >> obama: during difficult times like this, we're reminded that we're bound together and we have to look out for each other and a lot of the things that seem...
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how you what - new jersey finally sseing some relief after sandy. are doing for the victims. - & its the season for giving...... so seeeeal baltimore ood trucks gathered today to raise monee and supplies for hurricane sandy storm victims..... victims..... ii downtown towson ffod trucks collected everything from cash donntions..... canned goods........clothes and first charcoal.... we talked with a live in new jjrsey ....she talks about the devvstation and how many of her friends ann family members are still strugglingg...//take sot// (9:42)its total deeastation the infrastructure is completely gone the families are running out oo food and basic supplies which s the puupose of this drive is today to bringgit directly to the families we've had to relocate the families a second time more up nooth because the shelters are not reachable ... ... the donations will be taken to two firehouses near the newwjersey seaside. its been allost wo weeks since superstorm sandy knocked coast homess.... and as st - politicians promise full restoration by the end of th
how you what - new jersey finally sseing some relief after sandy. are doing for the victims. - & its the season for giving...... so seeeeal baltimore ood trucks gathered today to raise monee and supplies for hurricane sandy storm victims..... victims..... ii downtown towson ffod trucks collected everything from cash donntions..... canned goods........clothes and first charcoal.... we talked with a live in new jjrsey ....she talks about the devvstation and how many of her friends ann family...
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. >>> also, new images of sandy's wrath. the hurricane famously crippled public transit. and now, we have new video showing it all happen. >>> and an incredible story from the storm zone. love letters wash ashore, discovered after 60 years. >>> good morning, everyone. a salute to american heroes has turned into a horrific accident scene at a railroad crossing in texas. with four people dead, and 17 injured. >> federal investigators have arrived in midland, hours after a freight train slammed into a parade float that was carrying wounded veterans. abc's larry jacobs reports. >> the trailer got hit by a train. we need as many units as you can. >> reporter: a parade float carrying wounded veterans to a banquet in their honor, was broadsided by a freight train. it happened at this railroad crossing in midland, texas. two 18-wheelers were carrying dozens of wounded warriors and their families. the first got across the railroad tracks safely. but the second took the full force of the collision. >> saw the truck crossing the track. about halfway across, the gate started coming d
. >>> also, new images of sandy's wrath. the hurricane famously crippled public transit. and now, we have new video showing it all happen. >>> and an incredible story from the storm zone. love letters wash ashore, discovered after 60 years. >>> good morning, everyone. a salute to american heroes has turned into a horrific accident scene at a railroad crossing in texas. with four people dead, and 17 injured. >> federal investigators have arrived in midland, hours...
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but hurricane sandy did a little bit of that, too. of course, you can't do anything about a natural disaster. have you any figures on problems because of early voting being suspended as a result of the hurricane? >> this is a real moving target because, of course, it is coming back online to the state by state and then damage is being assessed. people are starting to figure out when people might be able to get back. the beauty about having early voting is it does make the process more -- elastic. so therefore people can still catch up. if they get back and they take the time to vote. i think in some ways, this hurricane is a great reminder of the power of -- and the importance of people having several days to vote. so that they can actually accommodate some sudden change in their life whether it is on a massive scale like this or it is just their car breaks down. >> bill: yeah, chris again early voting to me makes so much sense because you cannot guarantee for -- i was talking to some of the sheet metalworkers yesterday. over at their
but hurricane sandy did a little bit of that, too. of course, you can't do anything about a natural disaster. have you any figures on problems because of early voting being suspended as a result of the hurricane? >> this is a real moving target because, of course, it is coming back online to the state by state and then damage is being assessed. people are starting to figure out when people might be able to get back. the beauty about having early voting is it does make the process more --...
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and now, picking up the pieces from sandy. staten island is a 60 square mile portion of new york city and it suffered some of the worst devastation from the storm. 19 of the city's deaths happened on staten island and today, i toured some of the hardest hit areas and spoke with residents just beginning to pick up the piecing of their shattered lives. this is quincy avenue and you still can't get close to house number 845. that's where barbara and her son, christopher, barely survived the storm. >> we stayed 11 hour onss on the roof. we kept yelling help to everyone we see. nobody was coming. nobody. >> their neighborhood, destroyed. the water rose feet in just minutes. they escaped with their lives, but suffered unimaginable loss. >> we were told the next day, looking for my sister, she was found dead in her apartment -- we have to get her from brooklyn and try to bury her. >> at the shelter, we saw about 250 people with no place to go and there are others still unaccounted for. congressman michael grim represents all of state
and now, picking up the pieces from sandy. staten island is a 60 square mile portion of new york city and it suffered some of the worst devastation from the storm. 19 of the city's deaths happened on staten island and today, i toured some of the hardest hit areas and spoke with residents just beginning to pick up the piecing of their shattered lives. this is quincy avenue and you still can't get close to house number 845. that's where barbara and her son, christopher, barely survived the storm....
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forget about how sandy is going to affect voter turnout. how a new storm going up the east coast could remove all doubt. we got virginia's republican governor and it's going to affect him as well coming up next. for a golf getaway. double miles you can actually use... but mr. single miles can't join his friends because he's getting hit with blackouts. shame on you. now he's stuck in a miniature nightmare. oh, thank you. but, with the capital one venture card... you can fly any airline, any flight, any time. double miles you can actually use. what's in your wallet? alec jr? it was a gift. >>. >> neil: can you believe this. in wake of sandy, trying to get heat back on for millions without power. maria molina, now we have another storm coming up. >> that is right. a nor'easter, good to see you, conditions deteriorating as we head into wednesday and thursday across northeast with a coastal storm that is going to produce wind and rain in coastal areas and snow. before we get to waned thursday, very cold temperatures, dipping into the 20s. sunday
forget about how sandy is going to affect voter turnout. how a new storm going up the east coast could remove all doubt. we got virginia's republican governor and it's going to affect him as well coming up next. for a golf getaway. double miles you can actually use... but mr. single miles can't join his friends because he's getting hit with blackouts. shame on you. now he's stuck in a miniature nightmare. oh, thank you. but, with the capital one venture card... you can fly any airline, any...
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. >> four days later, the theory of sandy is too much -- the fuyr ry of sandy is too much to bear. >> we need help here. we truly do. we need someone to come and tell us which way to go. >> many simply are not going anywhere. >> lines have been 2 miles long. >> lines for fuel and traffic are just too charging phone have been overwhelming for many. >> in some cases, pushing patients and the motion over the edge. the difficulties stretch for miles along the atlantic coast. >> no heat, no power. >> hope is quickly fading. >> we have bodies removed -- being removed. >> devastation that after days of controversy forced organizers to cancel this weekend's new york city marathon. >> the race had become a distraction for people who were working trying to help people. >> how is beginning to show up by the truck load here. the basic necessities like water, food and warm clothes. tonight an all-star lineup of entertainers gathered for a benefit for storm victims are the men by nbc. while along the boardwalk, atlantic city hotels and casinos reopened. >> i wanted to come and get away. >> a short
. >> four days later, the theory of sandy is too much -- the fuyr ry of sandy is too much to bear. >> we need help here. we truly do. we need someone to come and tell us which way to go. >> many simply are not going anywhere. >> lines have been 2 miles long. >> lines for fuel and traffic are just too charging phone have been overwhelming for many. >> in some cases, pushing patients and the motion over the edge. the difficulties stretch for miles along the...
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informationally they're interesting. 15% said that the president's suspended license to hurricane sandy mattered to them as reported by cbs news. that's interesting, but it doesn't mean that we know who is going to be president next or not. but these exit polls are first that we have so we go it them. >> cenk: and let's keep it real. there's no way that you don't get excited by the smallest piece of news. today we find out that the latinos are making up 10% of the electorate, whereas last time they made up 9% of the electorate. so you see why we're buzzing. >> i believe we have footage of voting at the lines. i believe we haved with and florida, correct, in miami? >> if that's miami that's my hometown. miami-dade county tend to be more democratic because it's the southern part of the state. that's where the polls are closing. >> cenk nothing more exciting to me than to watch people flocking in sports. >> cenk: there is one thing that can beat it. if they're staying in line, stationery for long hours at a time. >> the other thing about miami lines, these images are every year. they have
informationally they're interesting. 15% said that the president's suspended license to hurricane sandy mattered to them as reported by cbs news. that's interesting, but it doesn't mean that we know who is going to be president next or not. but these exit polls are first that we have so we go it them. >> cenk: and let's keep it real. there's no way that you don't get excited by the smallest piece of news. today we find out that the latinos are making up 10% of the electorate, whereas last...
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i saw the broken lives and shattered lives that superstorm sandy left behind. people are rezsilientresilient. they will rebuild or move else where. . some victims can't speak for themselves or care for themselves, but they're not alone any more. >> we're going to have cat food at the corner of midlean. >> reporter: him and his team from guardians of rescue are in staten island trying to find, feed pets that were abandoned during superstorm sandy. robert's team has rescued 100 cats so far. he says residents underestimated the amount of water the storm would bring, so pets either drowned or ran far from home to escape the rushing water. of those found -- >> many of them are suffering from stress, to start. some of the cats had blood in the urine, some had internal injuries, some of them had exterior wound. we found several cats with sea water in their lungs. >> reporter: it's a big job, which is why robert called on his friend hush, a hip-hop artist from detroit. he is an animal lover. hush's contacts in detroit donated nearly 8,000 pounds of dog and cat food. th
i saw the broken lives and shattered lives that superstorm sandy left behind. people are rezsilientresilient. they will rebuild or move else where. . some victims can't speak for themselves or care for themselves, but they're not alone any more. >> we're going to have cat food at the corner of midlean. >> reporter: him and his team from guardians of rescue are in staten island trying to find, feed pets that were abandoned during superstorm sandy. robert's team has rescued 100 cats...
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the night after sandy literally drowned the new york city metropolitan area, sean hannity appeared on fox news that night and talked about bengahzi for an hour. he had no interest in the fact that fox's hometown of new york city had been decimated by the storm. >> jennifer: i thought they blamed the storm on the president, too, didn't they? >> yes exactly. everything is a chance to talk about benghazi, and certainly petraeus is another example. >> jennifer: let's just jump to the election because everybody has been talking about this today. leading up to the election, fox news has been pushing either romney was going to win and they were still debating the results. turns oh out the president wins the popular vote, not to mention the electoral landslide. he won the popular vote, and do you think that they realized that they're actually living in a fact-free bubble? they're crafting this tale and they actually buy into it? >> well, that's what has sparked this backlash. a lot of viewers, not just of fox news but rush limbaugh listeners, people who troll the right wing internet all the t
the night after sandy literally drowned the new york city metropolitan area, sean hannity appeared on fox news that night and talked about bengahzi for an hour. he had no interest in the fact that fox's hometown of new york city had been decimated by the storm. >> jennifer: i thought they blamed the storm on the president, too, didn't they? >> yes exactly. everything is a chance to talk about benghazi, and certainly petraeus is another example. >> jennifer: let's just jump to...
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sandy continuing to spin her way. we seat wraparound flow with snow shurs over parts of the northern part of michigan. we can see a new system coming in as we go into the middle of next week. not near lit power of sandy but it could bring rain and wind. tonight 37, partly cloudy. no problems tomorrow, 52 degrees. sun and clouds. don't forget as we go into your sunday we're going to make sure we roll those clocks back an hour. as we go toward election day tuesday conditions look to be decent. i think low 50s with some sunshine and then into wednesday that will be that potential next weather maker with rain and maybe some wind. we'll keep you posted on that. >>> coming up after world news, the list is brand-new. tonight they're talking about baltimore's oth earl football team. >> the baltimore blast is ready to kick off their season opener against the check soul. we'll have more coming up tonight. >> here's what's coming up tonight on abc2. >>> we're committed to giving you the information you need. we are bring you fiv
sandy continuing to spin her way. we seat wraparound flow with snow shurs over parts of the northern part of michigan. we can see a new system coming in as we go into the middle of next week. not near lit power of sandy but it could bring rain and wind. tonight 37, partly cloudy. no problems tomorrow, 52 degrees. sun and clouds. don't forget as we go into your sunday we're going to make sure we roll those clocks back an hour. as we go toward election day tuesday conditions look to be decent. i...
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presidential election early voting was suspended as hurricane sandy ripped through the u.s. east coast monday causing eight and a half million homes and businesses to lose power president barack obama canceled campaign appearances to handle the superstorm the election will take care of itself next week right now our number one priority is to make sure that we are saving lives national polls show the commander in chief garnered excellent marks for his response my a lot of faith and i think that was the president flying overhead. vote for obama. yet the biggest praise of all came from a staunch romney supporter the cooperation from the president i did states has been outstanding the president has been all over this he deserves great credit if you think right now i give a damn about presidential politics that you don't know me looking to also score political points republican candidate mitt romney rebranded his victory rally in ohio into a relief a vent for sandy victims. they're not going to stop their political campaigning because. they. are still being very close but while t
presidential election early voting was suspended as hurricane sandy ripped through the u.s. east coast monday causing eight and a half million homes and businesses to lose power president barack obama canceled campaign appearances to handle the superstorm the election will take care of itself next week right now our number one priority is to make sure that we are saving lives national polls show the commander in chief garnered excellent marks for his response my a lot of faith and i think that...
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auto sales slowed in october partly affected by sandy. ford rose .4% and chrysler rising 10% and toyota up 16%, all below expectations. and if you're one of the people who lined up for the star wars movies the first time around, you'll like this. the force may be with disney. the company is acquiring lucas films from george lucas for $4 billion. it has plans to make another 7th chapter in the series by 2015. there is so much to talk about this week from the final days before the presidential election to the economic impact of superstorm sandy. joining me now are two former presidential advisers, austan goolsbee, profess of at the booth school of business and former adviser to president obama and ed lazear, former adviser to george w. bush. thank you for joining us. >> nice to be with you. >> great to see you both. let's start with the jobs numbers on friday. the last jobs report before the election. what do they tell us about america's economy today and what impact do you expect it to have on the election. austan? >> i don't think it will
auto sales slowed in october partly affected by sandy. ford rose .4% and chrysler rising 10% and toyota up 16%, all below expectations. and if you're one of the people who lined up for the star wars movies the first time around, you'll like this. the force may be with disney. the company is acquiring lucas films from george lucas for $4 billion. it has plans to make another 7th chapter in the series by 2015. there is so much to talk about this week from the final days before the presidential...
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. >> reporter: flood waters are reseeding, they're working to clear sandy streets. all of this is clearly taking an emotional toll on folks in new york and new jersey. the massive damage has some homeowners breaking down in tears. >> i just spent $30,000 getting my home repaired, and it's all gone. >> 42 years i'm in my home and then lo. >> others say they now have nothing left and no place to go. >> we have nothing. no credit cards, nothing in our bank accounts. $15 in my pocket, nowhere to go, no electricity, no food, no gas. >> the bodies of two boys have been found in staten island new york. rushing waters swept them away in rushing waters. >> i would be devastated. i would die. i would want to be dead with them. i can't believe this is happening. >> the widespread destruction across several eastern states is the sight that many are still struggling to come to terms with. you see it on tv and you say oh, my god, you say prayers to them. now we say oh my god, we're praying for us. >> another storm system is predicted to hit the region next week. a noreaster could
. >> reporter: flood waters are reseeding, they're working to clear sandy streets. all of this is clearly taking an emotional toll on folks in new york and new jersey. the massive damage has some homeowners breaking down in tears. >> i just spent $30,000 getting my home repaired, and it's all gone. >> 42 years i'm in my home and then lo. >> others say they now have nothing left and no place to go. >> we have nothing. no credit cards, nothing in our bank accounts....
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superstorm sandy wreaks havoc across the northeastern u.s. neither one hundred dead millions of the country's the most expensive presidential campaign to date in a state of the tales. no peace for post gadhafi libya as the country's two major cities are attacked grenade strikes the security headquarters in tripoli while a car bomb detonated in. truth under attack in greece journalists show solidarity with whistleblowers who are being silenced while trying to expose government wrong. because fly in the streets of moscow russia is the most radical nationalists emerge in the capital and nationwide aiming to stir up divisions on the country's day of unity. but the stories that made headlines this week this is the weekly with me. and while voters in florida lined up the cost of voting and those in new york lining up for fuel russians and blankets much of the big apple remains paralyzed with tens of thousands still without power heat or hot water all of this nearly a week after superstorm sandy ripped through his arteries marina portnoy with the po
superstorm sandy wreaks havoc across the northeastern u.s. neither one hundred dead millions of the country's the most expensive presidential campaign to date in a state of the tales. no peace for post gadhafi libya as the country's two major cities are attacked grenade strikes the security headquarters in tripoli while a car bomb detonated in. truth under attack in greece journalists show solidarity with whistleblowers who are being silenced while trying to expose government wrong. because fly...
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retailers so you cannot blame sandy. the bigger issue is the frustrated consumer. >>neil: you cannot blame sandy with this data. >>guest: you will see more outcome in november but it is not all bad news with sandy, home depot saw a bump in sales. you have to replace cars, and clothing if you lost part of your home. >>neil: back to the cliff, how is that weighing us down. >>guest: uncertainty is killing consumers. they don't want to spend when they do not know what will happen. >>neil: the taxes will go up. if you are wealthy --. >>guest: it is not just how it affects the wealthy but how it affects corporations and the corporations that employs you. will we see more layoffs or people cutting back in different growth areas not spending and developing in the united states just because it is not worth their while. that filters down so consumers see their boss not hiring and they are downsizing. >> they don't have certainly in their jobs and they will not be out buying tv's and refrigerators and all the items that help move t
retailers so you cannot blame sandy. the bigger issue is the frustrated consumer. >>neil: you cannot blame sandy with this data. >>guest: you will see more outcome in november but it is not all bad news with sandy, home depot saw a bump in sales. you have to replace cars, and clothing if you lost part of your home. >>neil: back to the cliff, how is that weighing us down. >>guest: uncertainty is killing consumers. they don't want to spend when they do not know what will...
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sandy is so violent because she was raised by a single mother. my prayers go out to 53% of you, the other 47% i could careless about. if you survive i'll take care of it. everyone chill out sandy will end earlier than expected. she has dinner to get on the table. don't be a victim stop looking for handouts. moochers. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: i was saying -- i was reading the l.a. time's story about the storm damage and i thought it was a joke rush limbaugh says chris christie is fat. [♪ circus music ♪] [ laughter ] >> funny how they turn on one of their own when one of their own actually starts cooperating. >> and lloyd [ inaudible ] is actually bald. >> stephanie: what? >> never mind. >> stephanie: thank you. would you like some fun facts -- [♪ fun-facts music ♪] >> stephanie: this is the point of fema when it operates properly when something of this magnitude happens. this is exactly why, mitt you can't privatize fema or second things back to the state. steven colbert said who better to take care of it than the state who's infrastruct
sandy is so violent because she was raised by a single mother. my prayers go out to 53% of you, the other 47% i could careless about. if you survive i'll take care of it. everyone chill out sandy will end earlier than expected. she has dinner to get on the table. don't be a victim stop looking for handouts. moochers. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: i was saying -- i was reading the l.a. time's story about the storm damage and i thought it was a joke rush limbaugh says chris christie is fat....
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new york was hit hard by hurricane sandy will it affect the way new yorkers vote or the way they look at the issues this week let's talk about that i was a county alan or sixty four and i seen every day there would just be water. water everywhere the beach was in the street do you think the government has handled the storm well you know how could they have done better they could have gotten the subway running a lot quicker but you think that they have anything to do with how much water is down there no i think they're just really slow to respond i mean the whole thing with the buses over here is ridiculous and it's unconstitutional that you have to have three people in a car i use they're going to vote on tuesday is that no then. the city could have been wiped away if the voting polls still stand i have to be there. reacted to it it seems to be going. to be. able to pull their lives together yes so do you think that obama's looking better than romney right now. i think mitt romney is a much bigger natural disaster then hurricane sandy and i hope people realize that vote for obama you
new york was hit hard by hurricane sandy will it affect the way new yorkers vote or the way they look at the issues this week let's talk about that i was a county alan or sixty four and i seen every day there would just be water. water everywhere the beach was in the street do you think the government has handled the storm well you know how could they have done better they could have gotten the subway running a lot quicker but you think that they have anything to do with how much water is down...
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and we have lingering remnants of sandy. we will see sun and clouds off and on and a possible sprinkle, 55 degrees. partly cloudy tonight, 33-40 degrees. almost everybody will get into the 30's overnight tonight. the seven-day forecast, a pretty quiet overall. we're watching election day weather, right now nothing to hamper the view from voting. some models picking up a coastal storm for the middle of the week, wednesday. that will move into the areas that have been ravaged by sandy. am thinking this will be just a rain event, but we will keep you abreast of any changes. one of the things i have been treating this as a website from across that will allow you to donate to the victims of sandy. -- tweeting. you can get in touch with me on facebook or twitter. now adam caskey has the latest from storm chaser 7. kind of nippy. >> i'm trying to keep warm in bethesda but it's not as bad as elsewhere just outside the beltway. in culpeper it's 34 degrees. 37 in gaithersburg. 43 at storm chasers 7 outside the diner, a popular locatio
and we have lingering remnants of sandy. we will see sun and clouds off and on and a possible sprinkle, 55 degrees. partly cloudy tonight, 33-40 degrees. almost everybody will get into the 30's overnight tonight. the seven-day forecast, a pretty quiet overall. we're watching election day weather, right now nothing to hamper the view from voting. some models picking up a coastal storm for the middle of the week, wednesday. that will move into the areas that have been ravaged by sandy. am...